Theodor Burchardi

Theodor Burchardi
Theodor Burchardi
Born	14 May 1892; Homberg
Died	12 August 1983 (aged 91); Glücksburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Navy; Reichsmarine; Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1911–45
Rank	Admiral
Unit	SMS Hansa; SMS Seydlitz; SMS Moltke; SMS Kaiserin Augusta; SMS Amazone; SMS Nymphe; Light cruiser Königsberg
Commands held	Cruiser Köln; Commanding admiral "Ostland"
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Hannibal;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Burchardi (14 May 1892 – 12 August 1983) was an Admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is noted for his organisational achievement in the evacuation of 2 million people from Courland and Eastern Prussia at the end of World War II in Operation Hannibal and the Evacuation of East Prussia.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (24 January 1915)^[1]^[2]
- 1st Class (27 September 1919)^[1]^[3]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)^[3]
Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[3]
Memel Medal (3 June 1940)^[3]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 October 1939)^[1]^[3]
- 1st Class (18 January 1940)^[1]
Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (7 June 1943)^[3]
German Cross in Gold (31 March 1944)^[4]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 29 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral Ostland^[4]
- 823rd Oak Leaves on 8 April 1945 as Admiral and commanding admiral eastern Baltic Sea^[4]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Thomas 1997, p. 92.
^ Dörr 1995, p. 114.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Dörr 1995, p. 115.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 254.

Bibliography

Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Hildebrand, Hans H. and Henriot, Ernest (1988). Deutschlands Admirale 1849–1945 Band 1: A–G (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1499-3.
Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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[Thomas_p92-1] Thomas 1997, p. 92.

[2] Dörr 1995, p. 114.

[Dörr_p115-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Dörr 1995, p. 115.

[Scherzer_p254-4] Scherzer 2007, p. 254.

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